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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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